French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Leviathan.007]

Mbappe has full potential to be a new legendary player in next 10 to 15 years. However to reach to his highest, he must control his high ego that is harmful for his connections with other players. He can not do everything and he actually needs support from other players to show his best.

I totally agree with you on this. For example, Messi had turned into a better football player with the support of Xavi and Iniesta. Another example, Ronaldo had turned into a better football player with the support of Mesut Özil and Benzema. If Mbappe gets the opportunity to play with good football players who can support him, he can become a legend just like Messi and Ronaldo. Ashraf Hakimi can do that for him. But it would be better if there are players who can help him at the forward end.

But it's too soon to talk about a player in the next ten years, there are many possibilities and we can't be sure about anything for example if he faces a hard injury or if he leaves PSG for another team and they couldn't be performed well in that team for any reason, but if everything goes well and even if PSG fails to keep Neymar and Messi still Mbappe can be a good investment for long term.

[execijutiere]

Marseille was the winner in the most important match of the day. Despite being away, Marseille got 3 points and continued to follow PSG. The points difference with PSG is now 8. This is of course a sad result for Rennes. Their rivals behind them have reduced the points difference and could overtake them soon. From now on, Rennes will not tolerate any more point losses. Monaco's draw was also important for Marseille and Lens.

[Gosgosking]

Mbappe has full potential to be a new legendary player in next 10 to 15 years. However to reach to his highest, he must control his high ego that is harmful for his connections with other players. He can not do everything and he actually needs support from other players to show his best.

I totally agree with you on this. For example, Messi had turned into a better football player with the support of Xavi and Iniesta. Another example, Ronaldo had turned into a better football player with the support of Mesut Özil and Benzema. If Mbappe gets the opportunity to play with good football players who can support him, he can become a legend just like Messi and Ronaldo. Ashraf Hakimi can do that for him. But it would be better if there are players who can help him at the forward end.

Mbappe is a good player their is no doubt about it, I'm very sure in time coming in the future he will be world best. Connecting with other players in football is very much important,  it will help him alot because he can not do everything alone, he needs support.

[shogun47]

After that fixture with Nantes, the next match of PSG in the Champions League. Don't you think otherwise that they will like to reserve their good players such as messi and mbappe for the Champions League. They really have to reserve this players because Neymar Junior is already injured, and if Messi or Mbappe get injured again. It will be a difficult match for PSG to contend.
So you might not witness many goals in that match as usual.

PSG will aim at Champions League with a very tough match in Munich. They must win the match as a guest, not as a host especially they were destroyed by Bayern in Paris weeks ago. I believe their mind is reserved totally for Champions League and Ligue 1 is not their focus at the moment.

Now that Neymar is definitively ruled out for the game against Bayern Munich, it is even more interesting to exactly listen to the words Galtier used when he explained Neymar's situation:

Neymar missing is bad for PSG but it's good news for Mbappe. He will be able to have his full show and let's see will he be able to bring PSG to quarter final of Champions League. Luckily for Mbappe, he will still get support from Messi in Munich.

I don't hate Mbappe but I don't like his high ego and I am really curious to see how he will play in Munich. If he can help PSG to win and move next, he will demonstrate that he is capable of bringing his club to success against big competitors in Champions League.

Missing the match is bad for Neymar but his career in PSG is mostly over. He and his team are looking for a new club for him in the summer. Rumor that he is aiming at Premier League and a club in his interest list is Chelsea.

Saying that Neymar is missing is good news for Mbappe is not quite right I guess. Neymar is a guy who doesn't spread positive energy and leads and motivates the team. He has bad nerves and is prone to losing control over his emotions.

But there is no doubt that he can also decide a game with the perfect pass or the perfect shot. Especially his passing, his high quality to assist goals is what benefits Mbappe a lot. That is why I think Neymar is missing is in total a disadvantage.

But I just read a couple of articles and PSG is optimistic and motivated to turn this around in Munich. I am not that optimistic, but wouldn't say that Bayern is safe yet. With Mbappe in a best condition and Messi also being fit, there is always a possibility for them to score two quick goals like we have seen when France played against Argentina and nobody thought France can come back.

[Doell]

Marseille was the winner in the most important match of the day. Despite being away, Marseille got 3 points and continued to follow PSG. The points difference with PSG is now 8. This is of course a sad result for Rennes. Their rivals behind them have reduced the points difference and could overtake them soon. From now on, Rennes will not tolerate any more point losses. Monaco's draw was also important for Marseille and Lens.

Yes so sad for Rennes tonight, they can't widen the gap with Lille which is currently in 6th place. There is still a possibility also for Lille to move up and replace Rennes, because in the remaining 12 matches opponents of Rennes it looks difficult if compared with Lille. But I hope a miracle for Rennes to at least stay in the top five.

[visionE2]

Mbappe is a good player their is no doubt about it, I'm very sure in time coming in the future he will be world best. Connecting with other players in football is very much important,  it will help him alot because he can not do everything alone, he needs support.

Yes I agree as you say. Mbappe and Messi are indeed key players and also the best players that Paris Saint-Germain currently have. The two players with the best performance at the 2022 World Cup were the key to the success that PSG achieved. With the positive results that PSG have achieved and PSG's game starting to look beautiful, maybe they are ready to face Bayern Munich in the second leg later.

[herurist]

2 matches left this week and one of them is the match between Rennes vs Marseille. This will be an interesting match because both clubs will need a win to maintain their position in the standings table. Rennes acts as the host in this match, but Marseille is more favored. I think maybe a draw will happen in this match, because both clubs are chasing points. If any one of them is going to win, I think Marseille will get it.

Your prediction is correct in this case. The match was quite exciting and indeed neither team wanted to give in but in terms of taking advantage of Marseille's opportunities it was better and they were able to win even with a narrow score.
With this result it is clear that they are safe from the pursuit of Monaco after Monaco were previously held to a 2-2 draw by Troyes.

[Velvet78]

Honestly I wasn't expecting Marseille to win against Rennes in an away game this week. But they really did it by 1-0. This was a very important win for them at the same time because their nearest opponents in the standings lost points as well. Maybe PSG have got quite away from Marseille but at least Marseille have consolidated the second position a little more.

It was unexpected to see Monaco losing points against Troyes as well. I was seeing it a clear win for Monaco side. This is the second game in a row for them in which they lose points. They need to collect themselves not to fall behind Marseille too much.

[MoonOfLife]

Mbappe is a good player their is no doubt about it, I'm very sure in time coming in the future he will be world best. Connecting with other players in football is very much important,  it will help him alot because he can not do everything alone, he needs support.

Yes I agree as you say. Mbappe and Messi are indeed key players and also the best players that Paris Saint-Germain currently have. The two players with the best performance at the 2022 World Cup were the key to the success that PSG achieved. With the positive results that PSG have achieved and PSG's game starting to look beautiful, maybe they are ready to face Bayern Munich in the second leg later.

Messi and Mbappe are PSG's main players. Even though PSG have a lot of star players, Messi and Mbappe are the key to PSG's attacking performance. PSG's overall gameplay is better if these two players are able to play well. PSG lost the first leg against Bayern Munich. They need to dominate and win the second leg. If Messi and Mbappe can play well. And if PSG's defensive performance is stable then PSG team can win against Bayern Munich.

[rendravolt]

Honestly I wasn't expecting Marseille to win against Rennes in an away game this week. But they really did it by 1-0. This was a very important win for them at the same time because their nearest opponents in the standings lost points as well. Maybe PSG have got quite away from Marseille but at least Marseille have consolidated the second position a little more.

It was unexpected to see Monaco losing points against Troyes as well. I was seeing it a clear win for Monaco side. This is the second game in a row for them in which they lose points. They need to collect themselves not to fall behind Marseille too much.

Even though Marseille can no longer catch up with PSG, at least they are still trying to secure second place in the standings so that other teams cannot catch up with them and this result is quite good for Marseille. But I hope that in the next match they can win with a minimum deficit of 2 goals to make it easier for them to reach the end of the season. For Monaco they should have won but Troyes couldn't give up so easily and the equalizer came in the added time, a bit of bad luck for Monaco in this game.

[ilovealtcoins]

It was unexpected to see Monaco losing points against Troyes as well. I was seeing it a clear win for Monaco side. This is the second game in a row for them in which they lose points. They need to collect themselves not to fall behind Marseille too much.

This was a very unexpected result for Monaco. Troyes is one of the weakest teams in Ligue 1. It was unexpected that Monaco would lose points in this match. However, Troyes' performance against Monaco was not weak. Troyes played very well. And they definitely deserve 1 point in this match. Monaco should have performed more cautiously. Monaco would have been able to get full points in the match if they had kept their defense strong from the beginning of the match.

[fadhilz123]

This was a very unexpected result for Monaco. Troyes is one of the weakest teams in Ligue 1. It was unexpected that Monaco would lose points in this match. However, Troyes' performance against Monaco was not weak. Troyes played very well. And they definitely deserve 1 point in this match. Monaco should have performed more cautiously. Monaco would have been able to get full points in the match if they had kept their defense strong from the beginning of the match.

The spirit of the Troyes players at home was indeed very big and extraordinary so that Troyes was able to take the lead in the first half and then Monaco replied in the second half with a total of two goals through his player Wissam Ben Yedder in the 81st and also 83 minutes, but it was still not enough to bring Monaco to victory because Troyes' player Ike Ugbo was able to provide another goal for his team in 90+1 minutes and that was enough to bring Troyes to get one point at home.

[Docnaster]

It was unexpected to see Monaco losing points against Troyes as well. I was seeing it a clear win for Monaco side. This is the second game in a row for them in which they lose points. They need to collect themselves not to fall behind Marseille too much.

This was a very unexpected result for Monaco. Troyes is one of the weakest teams in Ligue 1. It was unexpected that Monaco would lose points in this match. However, Troyes' performance against Monaco was not weak. Troyes played very well. And they definitely deserve 1 point in this match. Monaco should have performed more cautiously. Monaco would have been able to get full points in the match if they had kept their defense strong from the beginning of the match.

Monaco has been playing well recently and whenever a club plays well for a long time they have the tendency to lose or draw, so it understandable that Monaco draws with Troyes because they cannot continue to win.
What matter s next is the ability of Monaco to continue in their good form after this weekend in order to remain consistent to a permissible level of engagement.

[S A KHAIR]

It was unexpected to see Monaco losing points against Troyes as well. I was seeing it a clear win for Monaco side. This is the second game in a row for them in which they lose points. They need to collect themselves not to fall behind Marseille too much.

This was a very unexpected result for Monaco. Troyes is one of the weakest teams in Ligue 1. It was unexpected that Monaco would lose points in this match. However, Troyes' performance against Monaco was not weak. Troyes played very well. And they definitely deserve 1 point in this match. Monaco should have performed more cautiously. Monaco would have been able to get full points in the match if they had kept their defense strong from the beginning of the match.

Monaco has been playing well recently and whenever a club plays well for a long time they have the tendency to lose or draw, so it understandable that Monaco draws with Troyes because they cannot continue to win.
What matter s next is the ability of Monaco to continue in their good form after this weekend in order to remain consistent to a permissible level of engagement.

In the last two matches, we did not get a better performance than Monaco. They shared points with Troyes. And in the previous match, they lost 3-0 against Nice. In both of these matches, Monaco has had a lot of trouble scoring goals, despite having a lot of attacking power. At the same time, their defense is very shaky. If Monaco wants to get back on track, they should definitely look to tighten up their defense. If the defense is not strong then they will lose more points in the coming matches.

[shinratensei_]

Even though Marseille can no longer catch up with PSG, at least they are still trying to secure second place in the standings so that other teams cannot catch up with them and this result is quite good for Marseille. But I hope that in the next match they can win with a minimum deficit of 2 goals to make it easier for them to reach the end of the season. For Monaco they should have won but Troyes couldn't give up so easily and the equalizer came in the added time, a bit of bad luck for Monaco in this game.

There are still 12 matches remaining. It's still possible for marseille to catch PSG as long as PSG will be getting some loses in a row. The only chance for marseille will be so small with the goes of time if PSG will not face any loss until the end of the season.
There are still hopes for marseille but i think that if the bookies may put PSG as the favorite team to win the trophy again in league 1. Marseille has been doing so well in the early season but the problem is this club was losing some important points.

I think that the next matches that will be faced by PSG and Marseille gonna be easy money for us.
You can see this.





Marseille and PSG will be facing easy team. Both of clubs have very good odds to make easy money. I think that if the result from the next match gonna be changing the current standing. It seems like that 8 points gonna be last until the end of season.

[Jody.Drummer]

2 matches left this week and one of them is the match between Rennes vs Marseille. This will be an interesting match because both clubs will need a win to maintain their position in the standings table. Rennes acts as the host in this match, but Marseille is more favored. I think maybe a draw will happen in this match, because both clubs are chasing points. If any one of them is going to win, I think Marseille will get it.

Your prediction is correct in this case. The match was quite exciting and indeed neither team wanted to give in but in terms of taking advantage of Marseille's opportunities it was better and they were able to win even with a narrow score.
With this result it is clear that they are safe from the pursuit of Monaco after Monaco were previously held to a 2-2 draw by Troyes.

Even though only 1 goal was created in this match, this is really very good and I like watching their matches which are full of high tension.
The condition of the two of them was still in very good performance and neither of them wanted to lose, so buying and selling attacks was very exciting.
Marseille's winning condition was not accompanied by Monaco who only played a draw which made Marseille now quite comfortable with a difference of 4 points.
I think the conditions of Marseille and PSG will still be the same as last season if you look at the current conditions.

[tygeade]

This was a very unexpected result for Monaco. Troyes is one of the weakest teams in Ligue 1. It was unexpected that Monaco would lose points in this match. However, Troyes' performance against Monaco was not weak. Troyes played very well. And they definitely deserve 1 point in this match. Monaco should have performed more cautiously. Monaco would have been able to get full points in the match if they had kept their defense strong from the beginning of the match.

The spirit of the Troyes players at home was indeed very big and extraordinary so that Troyes was able to take the lead in the first half and then Monaco replied in the second half with a total of two goals through his player Wissam Ben Yedder in the 81st and also 83 minutes, but it was still not enough to bring Monaco to victory because Troyes' player Ike Ugbo was able to provide another goal for his team in 90+1 minutes and that was enough to bring Troyes to get one point at home.

No matter how much the fans helped, it was the players that made it possible and I have to say that it was a unique game in the end and everyone played very well.

I know that it is not going to change much in the end, and Troyes will end up with relegation no matter what they do, just 4 wins out of 26 games shows that they are bad at home too, it is not just away games that they are having troubles with, when a team has near 10% win rate, you do not really expect them to beat anyone,  certainly not the team third in the league right now with 15 wins in 26 games and only 5 losses all year. That feels like an exception and not the rule, Troyes would lose 9 out of 10 against Monaco.

[tulusikhlas]

This was a very unexpected result for Monaco. Troyes is one of the weakest teams in Ligue 1. It was unexpected that Monaco would lose points in this match. However, Troyes' performance against Monaco was not weak. Troyes played very well. And they definitely deserve 1 point in this match. Monaco should have performed more cautiously. Monaco would have been able to get full points in the match if they had kept their defense strong from the beginning of the match.

The spirit of the Troyes players at home was indeed very big and extraordinary so that Troyes was able to take the lead in the first half and then Monaco replied in the second half with a total of two goals through his player Wissam Ben Yedder in the 81st and also 83 minutes, but it was still not enough to bring Monaco to victory because Troyes' player Ike Ugbo was able to provide another goal for his team in 90+1 minutes and that was enough to bring Troyes to get one point at home.

Yes, that's right, even though they faced a stronger team than them, they were still able to provide extraordinary resistance, they could even win this match if their defense could break every attack that was built by the opponent. 3 minutes in the 10 minutes before the end of the match was where their panic started so that within 3 minutes 2 goals nested into their goal.

[rahmad2nd]

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Even though Marseille can no longer catch up with PSG, at least they are still trying to secure second place in the standings so that other teams cannot catch up with them and this result is quite good for Marseille. But I hope that in the next match they can win with a minimum deficit of 2 goals to make it easier for them to reach the end of the season. For Monaco they should have won but Troyes couldn't give up so easily and the equalizer came in the added time, a bit of bad luck for Monaco in this game.

As we agree, PSG's dominance in this competition will be difficult for its competitors to break in the hunt for the Ligue 1 trophy. Currently, Marseille is 8 points behind the leaders of the standings. but there are still 12 matches left until the end of the season, Marseille must remain consistent by winning all the remaining matches. and hopefully, PSG will slip at least in the next few matches, if that happens Marseille still has a chance to win the Ligue 1 trophy this season.

But apparently it is not something easy, because after all PSG is the strongest team in this competition. if in the end, PSG had to be eliminated in the last 16 of the Champions League over Bayern. automatically, their attention will be on Ligue 1. but anyway, anything can still happen, so let's just follow the progress of these two teams.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Rennes had a really unlucky game for themselves. Because they found so many goal chances during the game but couldn't make use of any of them.

Especially in the first half, Rennes had so many wasted chances. One of them by Gouiri was a really absolute goal chance but it hit the upper goal post. After wasting so many chances Marseille just punished them hard. Their goal came by a good free-kick organization. It was obviously a prepared kind of free-kick but their using the free-kick caught Rennes players off guard. In the last minutes, Rennes could have scored the equalizer but they wasted another big chance in the last minute.

This is a really valuable win for Marseille as it was a hard-fought one in a big game.